altare
From Late Latin altāre.
altare m (plural altari, diminutive altarino)
altāre
Probably from adolēre, influenced by altus.
altāre n (genitive altāris); third declension
In Classical Latin, mainly used as plural form altāria. See other forms altar and altārium.
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | altāre | altāria |
Genitive | altāris | altārium |
Dative | altārī | altāribus |
Accusative | altāre | altāria |
Ablative | altārī | altāribus |
Vocative | altāre | altāria |
altāre m or n
Declension of altāre (masculine ja-stem) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | altāre | altārar, altāra |
genitive | altāres | altāra |
dative | altāre | altārum, altārem |
accusative | altāre | altārar, altāra |
Declension of altāre (neuter ja-stem) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | altāre | altāre, altāru |
genitive | altāres | altāra |
dative | altāre | altārum, altārem |
accusative | altāre | altāre, altāru |
Presumably borrowed from English altar, although the preservation of the rhotic may indicate a form created by missionaries under the influence of Latin altare.
altare (n class, plural altare)
From late Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Latin altāre (“altar”).
altare n
Declension of altare | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | altare | altaret | altare | altarna |
Genitive | altares | altarets | altares | altarnas |